KidZone
Children from three to twelve years old, and teens too, are welcome to participate in the KidZone, an age-appropriate program in which children learn the stories of our faith and participate in the mission of the church through story-telling, experiential learning, music, movement, and crafts. The program for younger children includes the use of the Seasons of the Spirit curriculum. At the 10:00 a.m. worship service on Sundays, children remain with the adults for the first twenty minutes. After a special worship session with the minister, children go to the Christian Education wing for the KidZone. Here children are divided by age (three to five years, six to nine years, and over nine years old) to meet in classes with adult educators, musicians, and other helpers.
Children at Cedar Park are not only welcome to share in the communion meal (Eucharist), but also participate in serving communion to the congregation.
At Cedar Park we believe that “each person, at whatever age, will have gifts and needs within the community. The integration of children into the church is an important part in the journey toward the wholeness God intends for the church.”
– From “Ministry with Children Working Unit,” United Church of Canada Theological and Education Stance, rev. 1986, unpublished paper, Toronto
